While applying the brakes vehicle accelerates. No impact reported. *ak in the last 5 months the consumer has had 2 near accident in the vehicle due to sudden acceleration. The ford dealer offered no information that was helpful, therefore the consumer contacted a service station who diagnosed the problem as a defective throttle positioning sensor.
1993 Ford Taurus: sudden unintended acceleration
8 of the 1,557 complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 8
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Vehicle was pulled into the carport from consumer's home. The gear was put in park and vehicle surged forward. This problem happened three times. Dealer claimed that there was no recall for this vehicle.
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing consumer to lose control, vehicle ended up going off the road and into the bushes where there were logs on the ground, the vehicle was totalled.
Front motor mounts cannot withstand sudden acceleration, and if so, they will break, allowing motor to tilt and hit the firewall.
Was waiting at a stop when the engine started to surge forward. Had foot on brakes. Hit a garage door. Happened twice before. Has not been to dealer.
Vehicle is very difficult to shift from park. A clunking noise is heard and vehicle vibrates badly upon take off and hesitates when shifting gears. When applying brakes vehicle still tries to surge forward.
Sudden acceleration, causing accident.
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with 3.8l engines and originally sold or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, iowa, idaho, illinois, indiana, kansas, massachusetts, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, north dakota, nebraska, new hampshire, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin, and wyoming. Water can accumulate within the speed control cable conduit. If enough water accumulates, it could freeze within a low area of the cable routing when exposed to a long term cold soak at temperatures at least several degrees below freezing.
- Risk
- Driver control of vehicle speed using the speed control system or the accelerator control system would be diminished increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add a boot to the speed control cable.
Recall number 97V025000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1993 Ford Taurus sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1993 Ford Taurus?
8 of 1,557 owner complaints about the 1993 Ford Taurus (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Ford Taurus?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Ford Taurus
Wipers 122Headlights 119Stalling 87Overheating 81Coil spring 79Fire or smoke 45Transmission failure 45Engine failure 42Fuel pump 31Jerking 24No deployment 23ABS 20Loss of power 19Adaptive cruise 18Tire blowout 17Hesitation 16Check engine light 15Ball joint 13Knocking 11Won't start 11Brake failure 10Grinding brakes 9Harsh shifting 9Seat belt 9Slipping 9Steering noise 9Power steering loss 8Airbag light 7Premature wear 7Door locks 5Oil consumption 5
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